California / Alcoholic Beverage Control

Agency file

Alcoholic Beverage Control

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Alcoholic Beverage Control is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 578 employees with median total compensation of $89,860; the highest distinct record was $306,319.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $54.4M
Employees: 578
Median total: $89,860
Highest record: $306,319

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$23,201$195,253+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 578 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,860) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,086 (92%)
Overtime — $2,342 (2%)
Other — $4,722 (5%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$29,705

$59,200

$89,860

$129,917

$158,910

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,910 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,705. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Agent, Alcoholic Beverage Control

130 · $107,618

Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control

78 · $69,935

Program Technician II

55 · $51,677

Supervising Investigator, Alcoholic Beverage Control

39 · $148,617

Staff Services Manager I

36 · $97,951

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$49.3M —	565 —	$82,215 —
2024	$52.2M ▲ 5.7%	589 ▲ 4.2%	$85,810 ▲ 4.4%
2025	$54.4M ▲ 4.3%	578 ▼ 1.9%	$89,860 ▲ 4.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joseph Scoleri Iii

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$186,045

Base pay: $185,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,045
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240545871001
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $186,045

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Joseph Scoleri Iii serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $186,045. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Trisha Pal

Attorney IV/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$185,828

Base pay: $185,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,828
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240545780001
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $185,828

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Trisha Pal serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,828. They are represented by R02.

Alberto Roldan

Administrative Law Judge/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$185,517

Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240606016002
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,517

Alberto Roldan works as a Administrative Law Judge for Alcoholic Beverage Control. Their status is full-time. Alberto earned $185,517 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Matthew Ainley

Administrative Law Judge/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$185,517

Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0243176016003
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,517

Matthew Ainley is a Administrative Law Judge at Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $185,517. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Doris Huebel

Administrative Law Judge/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$185,517

Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0243176016001
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,517

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Doris Huebel serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,517. They are represented by R02.

Luke Blehm

C.E.A./Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$182,443

Base pay: $181,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $582
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,443
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,838
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0242357500002
Salary Total: $15,521
Total Pay: $182,443

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Luke Blehm serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $182,443. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Matthew Hydar

C.E.A./Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$182,254

Base pay: $181,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,254
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,838
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0243157500003
Salary Total: $15,521
Total Pay: $182,254

Matthew Hydar is a C.E.A. at Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $182,254. They are represented by M01.

Jeffrey Obrecht

C.E.A./Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$181,460

Base pay: $177,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,460
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,262
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240537500001
Salary Total: $14,804
Total Pay: $181,460

Jeffrey Obrecht is a C.E.A. at Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $181,460. Union affiliation: M01.

Paul Fuentes

District Administrator Alcoholic Beverage Control/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2024 total comp

$178,065

Base pay: $177,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,065
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0242298677001
Salary Total: $13,936
Total Pay: $178,065

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Paul Fuentes serves as a District Administrator Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $178,065. They are represented by S07.

Sean Klein

Attorney III/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$177,588

Base pay: $177,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,588
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240545795001
Salary Total: $14,617
Total Pay: $177,588

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Sean Klein serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $177,588. Their bargaining unit is R02.